Sail.game

🎮 Sail.Game is going FREE for developers.

Thanks to the support of our partners and sponsors, we can now offer our Entry Cruise tier completely free for a limited claim period.

Claim it before August 31, and you’ll get lifetime Entry Cruise access for your game with the usual €99 fee covered.

What does Entry Cruise give you?

✅ A publisher-ready profile for your game
✅ Matching with publishers based on what they’re actually looking for
✅ Visibility across our network of 230+ verified publishers and investors
✅ Signals when publishers show interest in your project
✅ The possibility to receive direct inquiries from publishers and investors

With Gamescom coming up, we also want to give developers an extra chance to get noticed.

📍 Going to Cologne?
Use your Sail.Game profile as a digital pitch hub alongside your meetings and follow-ups.

🏠 Not going to Gamescom?
Your game can still be visible to publishers actively scouting during Gamescom week, without needing to travel to Cologne.

And because Sail.Game is a self-service matchmaking platform, there are no hidden fees and 0% commission on deals.

Use the promo code SAILFREE and claim your free lifetime access by August 31:

👉 https://deck.sail.game/?code=SAILFREE

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It’s been a month since 2026. 🫶

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us over the three days, whether in person or through stream on

It was great to see so many people interested in games, game development, music, technology, AI, and all the topics that connect these worlds together.

“You know a festival is truly high quality when it gives space to genres that don’t define its name.”

And we couldn’t agree more.

A huge thank you to for giving space to topics that don’t traditionally belong at a music festival and for being willing to explore new ideas and communities alongside music.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, to all our speakers for sharing their experience, and to our sponsors, without them, none of this would have been possible.

We’re proud of what Play the Game is becoming and excited to see where it goes next.

Sometimes developers focus so much on the pitch deck, market research, features, or monetization… that they forget the most important thing:

Is the game actually fun to play?

Can you look at it objectively enough to hear honest feedback?

That “magic” feeling publishers talk about is difficult to fake and people usually feel it within minutes of playing a demo.

Follow us for more real industry insights, publisher perspectives, and behind-the-scenes looks into how games actually get signed. 📝